Aurora Oil & Gas Limited (tickers: AEF and AUT) is a Perth- and Houston-based oil and liquids company with operations in the Eagle Ford Shale trend of South Texas. Aurora has 88,800 gross (22,000 net) acres in the “tri-county” area of Karnes, Live Oak and Atascosa Counties, Texas.

Many U.S. investors may not know Aurora was a very early entrant and first mover into the Eagle Ford in 2005. Three members of Aurora came to the U.S. looking at this area in South Texas (at that time identified as the “new chalk”). After a series of events, Au...

Effective Rig Count drops to 2,771: Permian oil growth slowing EnerCom has released its latest Effective Rig Count, examining the state of drilling activity in major shale basins. The Effective Rig Count fell to 2,771 in July, marking the first decline in the EERC since the downturn bottomed out in May 2016. The EERC expresses current activity measured in terms[Read More…]